About
Me
I'm Richard
Gough and live and work in London. I joined the Royal
Navy in 1975 and seventeen years later I left as a Chief
Petty Officer (Missile). The ships which I served on took
me around most of the world sparking a love of capturing
people on my travels. The aim of my photography is to
tell stories and capture my subjects in an informal pose,
one that tells the real story. I am nothing more than an
enthusiastic amateur, but it is a serious hobby that I
love.
I hope you enjoy my work as much as I do, feedback is
always good so my contact details are at the foot of this
page if you need them.
My
Books
In addition to
my photography I have managed to put words on paper about
my experiences in the Royal Navy. However these books are
very limited in availability now but provided a good introduction
to writing which I now use to support my
photojournalist work.
My
Photography Toolbox
I am very much
a technical and gadget geek and although I try not to let
this get in the way of my photography, it sometimes does.
I currently use a Leica M8 as my main camera. This is
complemented by a Panasonic Lumix G1
DSLR. Post digital work
is done on an Apple 20" iMac using a combination
of Aperture and Photoshop. My printing is
normally done by Photobox or at home on a Canon
MP620 Photo printer.
My latest camera, the
Panasonic
Lumix G1, is most likely one of the most exiciting things
to happen to digital SLR photography in a while.
It uses the micro two thirds standard, a standard created by Olympus and Panasonic for compact digital camera design and development intially but now also being used for a new range of DSLR cameras like the G1.
Panasonic Lumix G1
It uses the micro two thirds standard, a standard created by Olympus and Panasonic for compact digital camera design and development intially but now also being used for a new range of DSLR cameras like the G1.
Panasonic Lumix G1